Terminal structure, method for manufacturing terminal structure, and semiconductor apparatus
A terminal structure includes a pair of plate sections including first and second plate sections respectively provided spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the nut, a connection plate section extending in the thickness direction of the nut and connects respective one ends of the pair of plate sections to each other, a terminal section protruding from the other end of the first plate section of the pair of plate sections and faces the connection plate section, and a holding section provided at at least one of the connection plate section or the terminal section, and restricting rotation of the nut and movement of the nut in a direction intersecting the thickness direction. The pair of plate sections, the connection plate section, the terminal section, and the holding section are constituted by one plate-shaped body.
1 . A terminal structure capable of holding a nut, the terminal structure comprising:
a pair of plate sections including a first plate section and a second plate section each extending in a plate direction, the pair of plate sections being spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the nut so as to respectively physically contact respective opposite sides of the nut in the thickness direction to restrict movements of the nut;
a connection plate section that extends in the thickness direction of the nut and connects one of two ends in the plate direction of each of the first and second plate sections to each other;
a terminal section that protrudes from the other one of the two ends of the first plate section and faces the connection plate section; and
a holding section provided at at least one of the connection plate section or the terminal section, the holding section physically contacting the nut to restrict rotation of the nut and movement of the nut in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction,
wherein the pair of plate sections, the connection plate section, the terminal section, and the holding section are constituted by one plate-shaped body.
2 . The terminal structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the nut has an outer surface having a polygonal shape, and
the holding section has a fitting hole provided in the connection plate section, an outer surface of the nut being fittable in the fitting hole.
3 . The terminal structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal section includes an upstanding wall section extending in the thickness direction of the nut from the other one of the two ends of the first plate section, and
the holding section is provided in the terminal section and includes a notch provided in the upstanding wall section, an outer surface of the nut being fittable into the notch.
4 . The terminal structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the nut has an outer surface having a polygonal shape,
the terminal section includes an upstanding wall section extending in the thickness direction of the nut from the other one of the two ends of the first plate section and a holding plate section extending toward the connection plate section from the upstanding wall section, and
the holding section is provided in the terminal section, and includes a fitting recess provided in the holding plate section, an outer surface of the nut being fittable into the fitting recess.
5 . A manufacturing method for forming the terminal structure according to claim 1 , the terminal structure manufacturing method comprising the steps of:
forming the holding section in a flat base plate; and
bending the base plate along respective bending lines in a width direction of the base plate, which are to be respective boundaries between the terminal section and the first plate section, between the first plate section and the connection section, between the connection section and the second plate section, thereby to form the terminal structure that includes the pair of plate sections including the first and second plate sections, the connection plate section, and the terminal section, wherein
each of the first and second plate section extends in a plate direction, the first and second plate sections being spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the nut so as to respectively physically contact respective opposite sides of the nut in the thickness direction to restrict movements of the nut;
the connection plate section extends in the thickness direction of the nut and connects one of two ends in the plate direction of each of the first and second plate sections to each other;
the terminal section that protrudes from the other one of the two ends of the first plate section and faces the connection plate section; and
the holding section provided at at least one of the connection plate section or the terminal section, the holding section physically contacting the nut to restrict rotation of the nut and movement of the nut in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction.
6 . The terminal structure manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the nut is inserted between the first and second plate sections after bending the base plate along the bending line that is configured to be a boundary between the first plate section and the terminal section to form the terminal section, at least before bending the base plate along the bending line that is configured to be a boundary between the second plate section and the connection section.
7 . A semiconductor apparatus comprising the terminal structure according to claim 1 .
8 . A terminal structure capable of holding a nut, the terminal structure comprising:
a pair of plate sections including a first plate section and a second plate section each extending in a plate direction, the pair of plate sections being spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the nut so as to respectively contact respective opposite sides of the nut in the thickness direction to restrict movements of the nut;
an inclined connection plate section that extends in a direction different from the plate direction and the thickness direction, and connects one of two ends in the plate direction of each of the first and second plate sections to each other; and
a holding section provided at at least one of the connection plate section or the terminal section, the holding section physically contacting the nut to restrict rotation of the nut and movement of the nut in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction,
wherein the pair of plate sections, the inclined connection plate section, and the holding section are constituted by one plate-shaped body.
9 . The terminal structure according to claim 8 , wherein
the nut has an outer surface having a polygonal shape, and
the holding section has a fitting hole that penetrates through the inclined connection plate section in a thickness direction thereof, an outer surface of the nut being fittable into the fitting hole.
10 . The terminal structure according to claim 8 , wherein the first plate section includes a bent section at the other one of the two ends thereof opposite to the one of the two ends thereof to which the inclined connection plate section is connected, the bent section restricting movement of the nut in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction.
11 . A manufacturing method for forming the terminal structure according to claim 8 , the terminal structure manufacturing method comprising the steps of:
forming the holding section in a flat base plate; and
after the forming the holding section, bending the base plate along respective bending lines in a width direction of the base plate, the bending lines to be respective boundaries between the first plate section and the inclined connection plate section, between the inclined connection plate section and the second plate section, thereby to form the pair of plate sections including the first plate section and the second plate section, the inclined connection plate section, and the holding section, wherein
the first and second plate sections are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the nut so as to respectively physically contact respective opposite sides of the nut in the thickness direction to restrict movements of the nut;
the inclined connection plate section that extends in a direction different from the plate direction and the thickness direction, and connects one of two ends in the plate direction of each of the first and second plate sections to each other;
the holding section provided at at least one of the connection plate section or the terminal section, the holding section physically contacting the nut to restrict rotation of the nut and movement of the nut in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction.
12 . The terminal structure manufacturing method according to claim 11 , further comprising
after the bending the base plate to form the first and second sections and the inclined connection plate section, increasing a space between the first and second plate sections by elastic deformation and inserting the nut between the first and second plate sections.
13 . A semiconductor apparatus comprising the terminal structure according to claim 8 .